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First word .............................. 3
My word ................................. 4
DioSounds 2012 ..................... 5
Local priest in Cambodia ...... 6
Vale Beverly Zimmerman ....... 8
Honestly Anna........................ 9
Profile .................................. 10
Education ............................ 11
Ballet at Rosary Park........... 12
Family matters ..................... 13
Opinion................................. 14
The issue ............................. 15
Seasons of grace ................. 16
Education ............................ 17
Taste .................................... 18
News .................................... 19
CatholicCare ........................ 20
Noticeboard ........................ 21
Last word ............................ 22
Students of St
Peter's Maitland
singing up a storm
at DioSounds 2012.
See page 5.
Photo courtesy of
Priscilla Scanlon.
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Edition 115 July 2012
"Our people, our stories"
TRACEY EDSTEIN -- Editor
Iam writing this during Refugee Week,
and this year's theme is 'Restoring
Hope'. Several events are scheduled,
and the common thread I think is creating
opportunities to share stories so that
the refugee experience --- mostly African
in our region --- is a little less foreign to
those of us graced to live in Australia. I
attended the Tenison Woods Education
Centre Refugee Forum, and one of
many memorable moments was Berias
Masseque from Mozambique singing a
song he composed titled "Freedom from
Fear". This simple hope is, for many
refugees, the essence; they have come
from places where fear is their constant
companion, and here, they ask to live
without fear.
If you would like to make a difference,
read "Simple ways to make your actions
count" at www.express.org.au/article.
aspx?aeid=31945 If you don't have
access to the internet, contact me for
a copy.
I was delighted by the reaction to last
month's feature by Lindy Chamberlain-
Creighton. The handing down of the
findings of the fourth inquest into
Azaria Chamberlain's death vindicated
the stance Lindy and former husband
Michael had maintained for all these
years. Sue Campbell of Valentine wrote,
"I have read Lindy's piece and think how
wonderful she is --- if only we could all
live like this, it would make for such a
happy place."
There is a salutary lesson for each of
us in terms of the danger of trial by
media and the readiness to demonise
anyone who doesn't fit a preconceived
mould. Who is society currently placing in
that boat?
Clare Howlett of Merewether wrote of our
June cover, showing Prime Minister Julia
Gillard and Maddison Turnbull at Gallipoli,
"The cover was a fantastic shot; two
interesting Australian women meeting in
a unique place in our history."
This month Aurora pays tribute to Dr
Beverly Zimmerman RSJ, who died
peacefully on 26 May after living with
multiple sclerosis for some ten years. As
a significant contributor to the local and
Australian church, to the region and to
education, and as a much loved member
of her family and her congregation of the
Sisters of St Joseph, Lochinvar, Beverly
will be greatly missed. May she rest
in peace.
Each month a photo of someone reading
Aurora in a faraway location appears on
page 22. I love these images because
they bring a little levity and show that
Aurora is travelling far and wide. While
not all submissions can be published, I
thank all those who take the trouble to
send them. This month Aurora visits Mt
Fuji, Japan.
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